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More Than 2.3 Million Californians Are Unemployed or Underemployed A new CBP analysis looks at the number of unemployed Californians over the past year, as well as those who want a job but are not counted in unemployment statistics. Budget Gap Widens Significantly, Governor Proposes Deep Cuts, New Taxes A new CBP publication examines the Governor’s special session proposals to narrow the budget gap. Register Now for the CBP’s December Budget Training Register by Friday, December 5 to attend the CBP’s popular December budget training, Everything You Wanted to Know About the Budget…but Were Afraid To Ask. Budget Cuts or Tax Increases: Which Are Preferable During an Economic Downturn? Basic economics demonstrates that carefully chosen tax increases are preferable to spending cuts when the economy is weak. California Is a Moderate Tax State In a new analysis, the CBP finds that California ranks 17th compared to other states in state and local government revenues when calculated as a share of personal income. A new CBP publication summarizes the 2008-09 spending plan signed by the Governor on September 23. Stretched Thin 2008: State Budget Cuts Undermine California's Human Services Programs A new CBP report finds that multiple years of state funding cuts have undermined seven critical human services programs, including programs that assist children at risk of abuse and that help frail seniors live safely in their own homes. |
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Locked Out 2008: The Housing Boom and Beyond While the recent softening in home prices has put thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure, it has had little impact on the affordability of housing for the typical California family. A supplement to this report provides county-specific data on California’s housing crisis. Labor Day 2008: Little to Celebrate This Labor Day, California’s workers and their families have little to celebrate, according to a new CBP analysis, which finds that the current downturn comes after only a brief period of good times that brought most Californians too little too late.
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CAPITOL WEEKLY, 12/4/08 Political Peril Looms in ‘Fiscal Emergency’ "We are the largest state, the most diverse state, and we have the most restrictive rules governing our budget process,” said Jean Ross of the California Budget Project, a nonprofit group that analyzes the impacts of California’s budgets. CAPITOL ALERT, 11/26/08 Recession Impacts 2-Plus Million Workers, Says Study When someone stops looking for work, they are no longer counted as part of the labor force and therefore are no longer officially unemployed. The CBP says there are about 200,000 Californians in that category, and another 800,000-plus who are in part-time jobs because full-time jobs are not available. LOS ANGELES TIMES, 11/21/08 Budget Deal Would Include Steeper Car Fees "You should only put something on the ballot if you believe it is in the best interest of California," said Jean Ross, executive director of the California Budget Project, a nonprofit that advocates for low-income Californians. SIGN ON RADIO, 11/13/08 The State Budget Crisis CBP Executive Director Jean Ross recently spoke with Bernie Jones, editor of The San Diego Union-Tribune’s opinion pages, about the state budget crisis. MODESTO BEE, 11/17/08 Payday Loans Only Will Dig You Deeper Into Debt With interest and fees, the cost of repeated payday loans adds up to an annual percentage rate of more than 400 percent, according to the California Budget Project. |